Brookings experts comment on Biden’s climate summit
On April 22 and 23, President Biden hosted a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate. Shortly before the summit, the United States announced a plan to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions
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On April 22 and 23, President Biden hosted a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate. Shortly before the summit, the United States announced a plan to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions
The head of the World Trade Organisation is hoping to present a final text of a deal on ending harmful fishery subsidies to a virtual meeting of trade ministers in
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday released details of a tax hike proposal that would replace subsidies for fossil fuel companies with incentives for production of clean energy in
The leaders of Russia and China put aside their raw-worded disputes with U.S. President Joe Biden on 22 April long enough to pledge international cooperation on cutting climate-wrecking coal and
President Joe Biden’s recently unveiled tax plan to accompany his $2 trillion infrastructure proposal takes direct aim at fossil fuel subsidies in favor of clean energy incentives. The U. S.
The cost of generating power from the sun has dropped more than 80 per cent in the last decade, making it competitive with plants powered by fossil fuels like coal
By Daniel Tencer The feds doled out about $1.9 billion to oil and gas companies in 2020. Canada tripled its federal subsidies to the oil and gas industry during the COVID-19
By JENNIFER A. DLOUHY The American Petroleum Institute is considering throwing its weight behind a government-imposed price on carbon dioxide emissions as a way to slow global warming, a major policy
The American Petroleum Institute may come out in favor of a carbon price, a sign of Washington’s dramatic move toward climate-friendly policy. By Jennifer A Dlouhy and Leslie Kaufman Few saw the surprise disclosure earlier this week
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been positioning himself as a leader in fighting global warming, an area where he can make common cause with President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. By Stephen
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